Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 20, 2026

1. Introduction

HiLot NYC ("we," "us," "our," or "HiLot") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website hilot.nyc and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us:

• Newsletter Signup: Email address and optional preferences
• Event Booking Inquiries: Name, email address, phone number, event date, event type, guest count, and other event details you provide
• Bot Protection: Cloudflare Turnstile collects limited technical data to verify you're human (no tracking cookies)

We do not use cookies for analytics or tracking at this time. Vercel (our hosting provider) may collect limited technical information about your visit to help us understand site performance.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you our newsletter (if you opted in)
• Respond to your event booking inquiries
• Coordinate event details and confirm bookings
• Comply with legal obligations
• Improve our website and services

4. Third-Party Services

Your information may be shared with the following third parties who help us operate the site and fulfill your requests:

• Google Sheets: Newsletter email addresses and booking inquiries are stored in Google Sheets for our operations
• Cloudflare Turnstile: Bot protection verification (no tracking)
• Vercel: Website hosting and basic performance analytics

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law:

• Newsletter emails: Retained until you unsubscribe
• Event booking inquiries: Retained for the duration of the booking relationship and for a reasonable period thereafter for records

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You can request what personal information we hold about you
• Right to Correct: You can ask us to update or correct inaccurate information
• Right to Delete: You can request deletion of your personal data
• Right to Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in our emails

7. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Links to Other Sites

Our website contains links to third-party websites, including our Instagram page and our sister bar Joyface. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing your information.

9. Children's Privacy

HiLot NYC is a 21+ venue, and our website is not intended for individuals under 21 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover we have collected information from someone under 21, we will delete it promptly.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Last updated: April 20, 2026